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13 May 2014

Excellent Diagnosis for correct treatment

In a world with stress and worries growing bigger every day, illnesses are bound to exist. Whether severe or not, they need to be given complete attention. Without proper treatment of these illnesses, they may get worse and even prove to be fatal.

Treatment of any illness requires advanced technology along with the correct prescription from an experienced doctor. Before the treatment begins, what is most important is the diagnosis of the same. Without first detecting the illness correctly, treatment wouldn’t do any good. In fact, improper diagnosis of illnesses can lead to prescription of wrong drugs that can cause harm to the patient. In certain cases, incorrect diagnoses have also led to death of patients.

This brings us to the conclusion that what is extremely important in the process of the treatment is the correct diagnosis. iScan imaging is one such diagnostic centre that offers you world class diagnostic facilities. Their services include advanced technology that is used worldwide that gives patients correct diagnosis.

Their motto rightly states,’ Precise diagnosis with compassion’ which is exactly how they work. They believe in giving precise results to patients so they can go ahead with the correct treatment. Their facilities are ultra modern and are supervised by two experienced radiologists, namely Dr. Devang Desai and Dr.Anand Gupta. Their combined effort of 20 years in clinical practice ensures complete medical care towards patients.

Their services include 3Telsa MRI, 194 Slice cardiac CT and Teleradiology. They offer the most patient friendly environment. . With an aim of providing the most advanced diagnostic imaging facilities, a patient’s every diagnostic need is taken care of with great care. iScan Imaging centre is one of the few imaging centres in Mumbai offering complete world class medical amenities for medical diagnosis and imaging. With services including CT Coronary Angiography, Heart CT, Cardiac MRI, CT Guided Biopsy and Whole Body Scanning among other crucial services for medical diagnosis that contribute to the treatment of illnesses and injuries of patients.

With proper care and attention, a patient can experience quick recovery. Diagnosis is only the first step to the treatment. If the first step is done correctly, the rest of the treatment automatically falls into place. Without appropriate diagnosis, a patient may not experience the desired results after the treatment. This makes it absolutely necessary to give utmost importance to much requireddiagnosis before treatment begins.

 
 
  • Thereafter he worked as a Consultant Radiologist in the Department of CT Scan and MRI in SRL Diagnostics - Jankharia Imaging Centre, Mumbai from 2005 to 2013. He was also a Consultant with the PET/CT department of SRL Diagnostics since its inception in 2008 until 2013.

    He has received extensive training in High-end CT, MRI and PET/CT work as well as in CT-guided interventional procedures. He is also affiliated with Dadar Imaging and Diagnostic Centre, which is a specialized Ultrasonography and Colour Doppler Clinic in Dadar, Mumbai.

    His special interests are in head and neck, abdominal, musculoskeletal and cardiac imaging as well as CT-guided interventional procedures.

    He has attended several national and international conferences over the years to further progress his knowledge.

    International Conferences:

    European Congress of Radiology (ECR) – Vienna, Austria 2007.

    European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) – Istanbul, Turkey 2008.

    European Society of Genitourinary Radiology (ESUR) – Athens, Greece 2009.

    Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) – Chicago, USA 2010.

    European Society of Genitourinary Radiology (ESUR) – Dubrovnik, Croatia 2011.

    Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) – Chicago, USA 2012.

    Lectures and Publications:

    Myelin Vacuolization in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Brain MRI Findings, Bombay Hospital Journal, Vol 45, No 4, October 2003.

    CT Findings in a Case of TracheobronchopathiaOsteochondroplastica,
    Bombay Hospital Journal, Vol 46, No 4, October 2004.

    Neuroimaging findings in GM1 Gangliosidosis, Bombay Hospital Journal, Vol 47, No 1, January 2005.

    Evaluation of stand-alone detection performance of a prototype pulmonaryemboli (PE) CAD system across multi-vendor and multi-center MDCT data, presented at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), Vienna, Austria in March 2009 (co-author). PET/CT in Carcinoma of the Gall Bladder, electronic poster presented in the RSNA 2010, held by the Radiological Society of North America, in Chicago, in November – December 2010 CT of the Colon at the 94th Research Meeting of the Medical Research Centre of Bombay Hospital held in February 2002.

    Imaging Findings in the Brain in HIV Positive Patients at the 94th ResearchMeeting of the Medical Research Centre ofBombay Hospital held in February 2002.

    CT and MRI of Renal Masses at the 103rd Research Meeting of the Medical Research Centre of Bombay Hospital held in January 2003.

    MRI of the Brain in Viral Infections, at the 54th IRIA held in Hyderabad, January 2005.

    Virtual Bronchoscopy, presented at the Residents Review Course held in Oct 2006.

    Imaging in Carcinoma of the Rectum, presented in Gastrointestinal meet held in Jagjivan Ram Hospital, September 2007.

    CT/MR Angiography, presented at the Radiology Review Course, held by the Radiology Education Foundation, in October 2007.

    Imaging in Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder, held in Urology Meet, King Edward Memorial Hospital October 2007.

    CT/MR Angiography, presented at the Radiology Review Course, held by the Radiology Education Foundation, in November 2008.

    Urography, presented at the Radiology Review Course, held by the Radiology Education Foundation, in November 2008.

    Overview of Imaging in AIDS, presented at ASICON 2009, held by the AIDS society of INDIA in February-March 2009.

    CT/MR Angiography, presented at the Radiology Review Course, held by the Radiology Education Foundation, in October 2009.

    Renal SOLs, presented at the Radiology Review Course, held by the Radiology Education Foundation, in October 2009.

    Imaging in the Acute Abdomen, presented at the launch of Drotin-A in November 2009.

    Imaging in Carcinoma of the Unknown Primary, presented at the 24th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Surgical Oncologists held in September 2010.

    Body Imaging in AIDS, presented at ASICON 2010, held by the AIDS society of INDIA in October 2010.

    Urography, presented at the Radiology Review Course, held by the Radiology Education Foundation, in November 2010.

    Imaging and the Urinary Tract – Beware of Contrast!, presented at ‘Nephrology Simplified’, held by the Apex Kidney Foundation in December 2010.

    High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Guided Ablation of Uterine Fibroids, presented at the Management Options for Fibroids CME held in K. J. Somaiya Medical College, in March 2012.

    PET/CT presented at Tumor Diagnostics Update: Radio-Path, held by SRL in October 2011.

    High Intensity Focused Ultrasound guided ablation of uterine fibroids, presented at the CME held by Surat Obstetric and Gynaecology Society, in August 2012.

    CT of the Abdomen, chapter written in Textbook of Gastrointestinal Surgery, presently in print.

 
 

  • SPECIAL TRAINING:

    MRI- JJ Hospital during 1998-2001
    Cardiac CT in 2004
    Fellowship in Neuroradiology at Michigan University Hospital, Ann Arbor with Dr Suresh Mukherjee in 2010
    RSNA, Chicago 2010
    Advanced Cardiac MRI & CT at CARE Hospitals, Hyderabad 2013.

    Lectures & Publications:

    “The patient preparation for Cardiac MSCT” at “The Spiral CT Update” held in Goa in September/ October 2005.

    “Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease-A Case Report” was published in the Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2005 15:1:2-25 (IJRI February 2005).

    “Evaluation of knee meniscus by 3D-axial images on 3 Tesla MRI” and “Evaluation of ganglion cyst of the knee on 3 Tesla MRI” as electronic exhibits at the 2008 annual meeting of the International Skeletal Society in New Delhi.

    “MRI Contrast Media- The current scenario” and “Whole Body MRI” in MRI Refresher Course conducted by Piramal Diagnostics in November 2008 in Mumbai.

    CONSULTANT lectures as part of monthly CME at Hiranandani hospital on “Role of MRI in clinical practice”, “Newer trends in Imaging of Myeloma” and “MRI evaluation of Knee & Shoulder”.

    “Reversible Corpus Callosum Splenium lesion in adult Mumps meningitis- A case report” at MRI UPDATE 2011, Mumbai.

    “CLINICAL ROLE OF MRCP” for Consultants and students at Nair/ TATA Hospital and “MRI IN ORTHOPEDICS” at Somaiya Hospital.


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